Garrard v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Joseph R. Garrard was indicted on July 31, 1992, by the Upson County grand jury for two violations of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) Act, OCGA § 16-14-1 et seq. The indictment alleged defendant engaged in an enterprise involving a pattern of racketeering activity consisting of theft by taking, false statements, and forgery arising out of the sale of timberland. On August 11, 1993, more than a year later, a Newton County grand jury returned its indictment of the defendant in the case sub judice (the “Newton County…